A passionate legal tactician, Sam is a skilled constitutional and labor and employment litigator with extensive experience defending clients in diverse industries before state and federal courts and administrative agencies.
Sam became a lawyer because he believes legal professionals are in a unique position to help individuals solve challenging problems. Sam combines his passion for creative problem solving with his natural competitive spirit to formulate and implement aggressive legal strategies and to achieve winning outcomes for his clients.
As a labor and employment litigator, Sam knows the high stakes as he works to protect his clients’ business reputations. He defends major corporations and organizations in complex employment litigation and labor disputes in various industries, with particular focus on healthcare and higher education. Sam routinely litigates matters arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Dodd-Frank Act and myriad other federal and state discrimination, retaliation and whistleblower laws. In addition, Sam focuses on First Amendment litigation, constitutional civil rights cases and appellate work. Sam’s clients also turn to him as a trusted counselor on various routine employment issues and risk avoidance strategies.
Sam is a zealous advocate for his clients both inside and outside of court. He is an accomplished and effective legal writer, having secured numerous dismissals of a broad range of employment and other civil rights cases during his years of practice. When it is necessary to pursue trial or another adversarial hearing, Sam’s first- and second-chair experience is a strong asset to any winning strategy.
Sam maintains an active federal pro bono practice with a focus on representing indigent prisoners in constitutional matters. Sam is also a deputized State Public Defender who represents clients before Wisconsin circuit courts and courts of appeal.
Whatever the matter, clients trust Sam’s tireless work ethic and creative problem solving. They know their cases matter to him, and he is highly motivated to win.